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Tachyons and Gravitational Čerenkov Radiation

Nature Physical Science volume 235, pages 6–7 (1972)Cite this article

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Tachyons—particles moving faster than c—should generate a cone of gravitational radiation, analogous to the Čerenkov emission of electromagnetic radiation. This article examines such an effect and some of the consequences.

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  1. Department of Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, 22903

    ALAN S. LAPEDES

  2. Leander McCormick Observatory and Department of Astronomy, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, 22903

    KENNETH C. JACOBS

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LAPEDES, A., JACOBS, K. Tachyons and Gravitational Čerenkov Radiation. Nature Physical Science 235, 6–7 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/physci235006a0

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